How Lifestyle Affects Tea Consumption (and Vice Versa)

Many of us live a fast-paced life, taking care of family, doing our jobs, keeping our bosses happy, building a career, etc. We fit tea in as time allows, grabbing a teabag, zapping the water in the microwave, and barely waiting long enough for the tea to infuse into the water. We gulp it hot …

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Tea People – Bill Hall

What makes someone want to start a tea farm, here in a country that drinks relatively small amounts of the stuff and grows even less? Among the few people who could provide answers to this question are longtime tea farmer Bill Hall. The United States has never grown much tea and yet we have something …

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Tea and Art in Australia and China

My mission is to ensure that everybody has a better cup of tea in their cupboard, and what better way to raise awareness about good tea than through tea and art? I was invited by the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) to take part in an exhibition commissioned by world renowned artist, Cai Guo-Qiang. …

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